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Accounting Course Descriptions

Option to Liberal Arts and Science, (AS.BUA)
The Associate in Science program in Accounting is designed to provide the first two years of a four-year program leading to a baccalaureate degree. Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Transfer to a four-year institution in an accounting program and complete the requirements for a BS degree with a major in accounting.
  • Perform all steps in the accounting cycle for a single proprietorship
  • Record representative transactions that are unique to partnerships or corporations
  • Compute and record financial transactions that are unique to governmental and non-profit institutions
  • Utilize the computer to record accounting information and perform spreadsheet analysis make ethical decisions

Students may study full-time or part-time. Courses are offered both in the day and evening

General Education Courses Credits
Written Communications 6
Arts and Humanities 6
Social Science 6
Mathematics(MTH 118 or 142 recommended) 3
Natural Science 7-8
Computer Science(CIS 101 recommended) 3
Total 31-32
   
Program Courses Credits
ACC 112 Principles of Financial Accounting I w/Spreadsheets 4
Select 18 credit hours from the following:*  
ACC 113 Principles of Financial Accounting II w/Spreadsheets 4
ACC 115 Managerial Accounting w/Spreadsheets 4
ACC 210 Intermediate Accounting I 3
ACC 211 Intermediate Accounting II 3
BUA 205 Business Law I 3
BUA 206 Business Law II 3
ECO 203 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECO 204 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Total 21-22
   
Electives (MTH 143 & MTH 144 recommended) 12
Total Required for Degree 64

* Selection of program courses should be based on knowledge of their acceptability in transfer to the receiving college. Transfer guides are available in the college libraries.
Accounting Faculty Homepages:
Harry Schmoll
Charles Savana
Al Rieger

Last updated: 08/22/08

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